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ISSN: 2167-0250
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ISSN: 2167-0250
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Department of Urology, University of Salerno, Umberto I Hospital in Alfonso de Nicola, Nocera Inferiore, Salerno, Italy
Review Article
What should be done and what not in the Management of Patient with PenisCancer: A Non-Systematic Review of the Literature
Author(s): Raffaele Baio*, Giovanni Molisso, Umberto Di Mauro, Oliviero Intilla, Alessandro Pane and Roberto Sanseverino
Penis cancer is a rare condition in Europe, for whose onset phimosis and poor hygiene are strong risk factors. More
than 95% of penile carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas. Early disease is curable in most patients, who can be
treated by conventional penile amputation or, in selected cases, by organ preserving techniques. For more advanced
primary tumors, penile amputation is necessary. Survival of patients with penis cancer is strongly related to the
presence and extent of nodal metastases, for the treatment of which inguinal lymphadenectomy is crucial. The role of
chemotherapy, as adjuvant and neoadjuvant or primary treatment in metastatic disease, needs to be further explored
in prospective clinical trials... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0250.21.10.234